Some federal contractor companies have a plan but not all do. They may allow workers leave without pay, forced them to take vacation/PTO, or critical workers ar

Some federal contractor companies have a plan but not all do. They may allow workers leave without pay, forced them to take vacation/PTO, or critical workers are forced to come in and do 3 jobs at once but be paid while their friends/coworkers are not getting a paycheck. “The people worst off are Federal contractors. They are effectively unemployed during these periods.” I do not know if they are worst off as hopefully they have some emergency savings, credit card, or 401k loan they can take out. Last 4 shutdowns: 21, 16, 2, and 34 days.